Shark Alliance

The Shark Alliance was founded in Europe in 2006 to campaign for an EU Shark Action Plan and to close loopholes in the EU’s ban on shark ‘finning’—the wasteful practice of cutting off valuable shark fins and discarding the body at sea. The alliance was led by: The European Elasmobranch Association, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Project Aware and Shark Trust.

The EU is fast becoming a world leader in shark conservation, and these significant milestones will go a long way toward ensuring a sustainable future for sharks.

Yet there is unfinished business to safeguard sharks globally. Although the Shark Alliance campaign came to a successful conclusion, our member groups continue to educate and advocate for science-based shark conservation and management in the EU and around the world.

Our Work

STRASBOURG—The European Parliament today concluded five years of effort to reform the Common Fisheries Policy by adopting the final piece of legislation, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund. Read More

Today, the European Union’s Fisheries Council and the European Parliament secured a political deal on the future EU European Maritime and Fisheries Fund. The EMFF will make available approximately €6.5 billion from 2014 to 2020 to support the EU’s fisheries sector and its maritime policies. It will be instrumental in effective implementation of the reformed Common Fisheries... Read More

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